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Get the Look :: Chelsey + Janin

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In love with the sweet, rustic details that infused Chelsey + Janin’s celebration? You’re in luck! Here’s our round-up of C + J-inspired goodies. If you missed their real wedding feature, click here and here, and be sure to check them out in print in V3!

A. Chelsey paired a Holly Stalder shrug with her Casablanca gown, and we think she made an excellent pick. Holly specializes in light, frothy, and delicate, and her pieces look perfect paired with both elaborate and simply elegant gowns.

B. Ring bearers don’t need much accessorizing to make them adorable, but we like these diminutive bows from Buttered Toast. Our pick is the “Cloudy,” but there are many more patterns in her shop!

C. These carefully-crafted felt flag toppers would look swell atop a tower of cupcakes. Mayi Carles would be delighted to make them in the shade of your choice!

D. Decor doesn’t get any simpler nor sweeter than bundles of dried lavender nestled in monochromatic vessels. For this wedding aesthetic, we love the look of milk glass or stoneware. Find dried lavender bundles here.

E. Happily, pepsi crates are an easily found decor addition — garage sales, flea markets, eBay auctions, and Etsy all abound with these vintage cubbies. Hand them off to your caterer to hold passed drinks, or use them to arrange programs or seating arrangements.

F. Simple Sweet Designs makes these 10″ high moss letters, which we feel would be right at home at Chelsey + Janin’s reception. She’ll custom make the letter(s) of your choosing!

G. Continuing with the mossy theme, we found this moss and birch ring pillow that’s an excellent lookalike. We also found this one and this one in our Etsy search, all reasonably priced!

H. Vintage wire baskets to hold your programs are also easily found at flea markets, but if you’re not the hunt-and-gathering type, feel free to pick up this burlap-lined lovely from Wisteria.

I. Last but not least, Chelsey used brown pocketfolds to encase her invitations. We love the offerings from Envelopments.

Have a question? Leave it below and we’ll find an answer!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  2. avatar Rachel – theWeddingVine reply

    I think Moss letter are fantastic, and look amazing infused with a few flowers!

  3. avatar dCc reply

    Darling, Darling, Darling!

    xo,
    dCc

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It’s that time of year again folks! Droves of wedding and portrait photographers (about 15,000!) are about to do their yearly invasion of Las Vegas. Las Vegas has a very special place in my heart.

This will be my third year attending the WPPI Convention and I cannot wait! Every year I’ve met so many great photographers who have since graced our blog and print editions. I can’t wait to see old friends and meet you! This year, you can find me at The Total Package, Making Things Happen…. and a very special par-tay that is sure to be Southern belle and beau approved: Airplanes and Blazers! Our party last year was a ton of fun and this year it’s getting all dressed up! Thanks to the folks at The Flashdance and loads of great sponsors, this is sure to be the highlight of WPPI. Want to get in on the action and sponsor this shindig? Email us ASAP! Want tickets? Get ’em while you can OR win a pair below…

GIVEAWAY: Want to score two free tickets AND a schnazzy Xoelle bow tie for your date to don? Follow the party fun on Twitter and leave a comment here telling us what you plan to wear. (Think Mad Men meets the red carpet meets the best party you’ve ever been to!) We’ll pick a random comment next week! See y’all in Vegas!

lara Written with love by Lara Casey
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  1. avatar Leeann reply

    I just got these, and with a little tailored knee-length dress… *heaven* http://j.mp/gA0uY6

  2. avatar davina + daniel (daniel) reply

    wearing a 1950’s one button tuxedo jacket found at a vintage store in NYC. tailored & fitted to my slim figure too!

  3. avatar shelly reply

    Would love to find a bell shaped jacket with vintage cocktail dress. Lots of fun shops to go look through.

  4. avatar Ashley Scobey reply

    I’m thinking a classic, red DVF wrap dress and some gorrrrrgeous heels :) With some red lips to match, of course!

  5. avatar Katie Neal reply

    Red lipstick. The rest requires a little shopping trip! :)

  6. avatar Charise Proctor reply

    Sort of leaning towards something like this http://www.unique-vintage.com/stop-staring-style-black-belted-eclipse-wiggle-dress-p-8906.html

  7. avatar Laura Brooks reply

    Yeah WPPI! It was after WPPI that I attended Make Things Happen… Would love to see you again Lara. Can’t believe it’s been a year! I would also love to go to your smashing party! I have the perfect Burberry vintage trench coat that I just given.

  8. avatar LeiLani @ Elle Golden Photography reply

    I’ve wanted to attend this party since seeing a ton of my wedding biz friends and fellow Weddingbeers in all the awesome photo booth pics! I can’t wait to break. it. DOWN. with them this year!

    What am I wearing? One word:

    SPARKLE.

  9. avatar LeiLani @ Elle Golden Photography reply

    I’ve wanted to attend this party since seeing a ton of my wedding biz friends and fellow Weddingbeers in all the awesome photo booth pics from last year! I can’t wait to break. it. DOWN. with them this year!

    What am I wearing? One word:

    SPARKLE.

  10. avatar Meegan reply

    I’m so pumped to attend WPPI for the first time this yr! and Party tickets are bought! Woo!!!!
    I’m still doing some shopping but loving this http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Dresses/Autumn+Wheat+Dress

  11. avatar Christine reply

    Vegas! Mad Man Style??!!! Swoon! I plan to have Mad Men meets Modern… sophisticasted sultriness….glitzed.

  12. avatar Wayne Yuan reply

    I’m very interested in this party this year. Hope I can make it! :)

  13. avatar Marco Markovich reply

    Hope I can make it! You rock!

  14. avatar Marco Markovich reply

    oh what i plan to wear hmm, jacket and bow tie! oh and a small camera.

  15. avatar myka@sittinginatree reply

    i’m definitely ready to rock a sequins dress! and of course red lips are a must. can’t wait to dance dance dance!!!

  16. avatar Kat reply

    I plan on rocking the Jackie O look all the way.

  17. avatar Nancy Ray reply

    A little black dress, with RUFFLES. Can’t wait to dance the night awayyyyy!

  18. avatar sami strange reply

    Definitely rocking the new lace dress! I love lace, its so old fashioned! (:

  19. avatar Ashton reply

    Wow, this makes me think of the Boxers and Blazers party we have every year at school. So much fun! I would definitely wear a show stopping dress, like a little 1960s sheath with lots of sparkle. And also some comfortable shoes so I could stay on the dance floor. Or you never know, I could go all Diane Keaton and wear a nice blazer :)

  20. avatar Kellianna Wirth reply

    High high high heels and sparkles.

  21. avatar ellie reply

    I have this tube top dress and the skirt part poofs, high heels that pop in a picture and bright red lipstick, with a little cardigan. OOOOO can’t wait for it

  22. avatar susan yee reply

    little black lace dress or sweet indigo country dress. haven’t decided yet, but it will be awesome. :)

  23. avatar Mikkel reply

    Hope it’s not too late to post! I obv. plan on wearing something hot! Going to rent something from Rent the Runway. Why not, right? Something short and strapless? Ooooh la la!

  24. avatar Mikkel reply

    Hope it’s not too late to post! I plan on renting something from Rent the Runway. Something strapless and short. Ooooh la la! PARTY TIME!

  25. avatar Angie Baxter reply

    Hmmm, I just might wear my wedding dress — it’s not what you think!

  26. avatar Braedon Flynn reply

    I think a bow tie, suspenders & a top hat should do it!

  27. avatar Brooke reply

    Gold sequen heels, gold sequen mininskirt, gold tip,
    And gold sequen headband. Can’t wait!

  28. avatar Jacqueline reply

    I just might have to buy something new to attend this party!

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Two years ago today, we launched the very first issue of Southern Weddings aka V1.  Y’all know we are a small office.  We dream up, design, create, pack and ship this baby all by ourselves.  We had been through the ringer with V1, so finally getting it out on stands was so exciting!  It sold out very quickly and I only have a tiny box left for posterity.

Photo above by Millie Holloman. On the rack from top to bottom: our test issue, V1 and V2.   So much has changed in our design (thanks to me learning how to not use so many 1980’s drop shadows and Em’s great eye!).  With Emily and Katharine on board, we’ve grown into a brand that is solid and defined.  Our goal is to give you, dear readers, the best realistic, authentic, approachable southern wedding inspiration.  Thank you all for two blessed years on newsstands!  V4 will definitely be our biggest issue yet!  A few of my favorite spreads from V1…  Chelsea and Tec photographed by Jose Villa.

A deliciously sweet spread from Amy Atlas…

Loads of bling from so many great photographers…

Film fabulousness from the best in weddings…

And some of my very favorite real weddings of all time…

GIVEAWAY: In honor of our Two Year Print-aversary, I’m giving away one of my personal copies of V1!  Just leave a comment here telling me your favorite thing about weddings in the South. We’ll choose a random winner next Friday.

P.S. In case you missed the big news on Friday, we’re growing and we’re hiring!

lara Written with love by Lara Casey
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  1. avatar Jeannine @ Small & Chic Home reply

    I love that Southern Weddings, while aware of trends in weddings, doesn’t shy away from what is classic and elegant. I also love that vintage touches and tradition are celebrated in your pages. I don’t always get that feeling from the inch thick, generic magazines that are stacked next to SW on the shelves.

  2. avatar Marcy reply

    The beautiful thing about a southern wedding is that they are always about more than just the dress or the venue or the cake. Whether it’s a sprawling tent filled to the brim with twinkle lights and candles or a barn with mason jars full of sweet tea and precious paper flowers, at the end of the night, it’s about more than all of that. It’s about the people. The groom dancing with his grandmother and the maid of honor making her toast. It’s all about the families and the bridesmaids and the groomsmen. Every person in the south is defined by love and it’s really just about a day becoming a dream for two people.

  3. avatar sarah g reply

    the fact that i get to have a biscuits and grits bar at my wedding :)

  4. avatar Summer Gaal reply

    My favourite moment in a wedding is seeing the look on the grooms face as his bride walks down the aisle towards him. It’s just pure love. I can’t wait for the day I’m walking down the aisle, and I see my soon-to-be husband looking at me with such love.

    My favourite thing about a southern wedding is how everyone is part of it. Your family and friends aren’t just guests, they are what makes the day so special. Everyone sharing in love.

  5. avatar Kelly Sauer reply

    I’m becoming such an SW junkie – If I weren’t so busy, I’d totally apply to work with y’all! But as it stands….

    Weddings in the South: My favorite thing is the “anything goes” that seems to always work out into something refined and drop-dead gorgeous. And seriously, can you beat Southern locations for charm?

  6. avatar Leslie reply

    Happy Print-aversary! I hadn’t previously read your post about the challenges you had getting started…WOW. Way to Rock on!!!

    My favorite thing about weddings in the South…I’d have to say it’s the style they always have and the way they incorporate traditions. Southern brides are not afraid to be themselves! Little touches like mason jar drinks and weddings underneath Spanish moss-laden trees…SWOON.

  7. avatar Laura reply

    Congrats girls! My favorite thing about wedding in the south would be family and friends. We southern folks do it up right with all of our many many loved ones at hand, even if it means more mouths to feed!

  8. avatar Jenna Lea reply

    So I am still fairly new to the site and the magazine … but ever since I read V3 cover to cover, I check the blog all the time and its has become a go to for chats with my newly engaged bff. That being said, I’d love a copy of the first issue, and see what Ive been missing out on. But for what makes Southern Weddings soo unique, I think its the ability we have to combine the old with the new. There’s a sense of simple times and things gone by, but never is there anything simple or mundane about a southern wedding. Rather an heir and flair of sass.

  9. avatar Christie reply

    Hmmm, one of my favorite parts about a Southern wedding might be the flowers! No one does floral arrangements like the South!

  10. avatar Morgan reply

    This is such a hard question because I love all things weddings and especially ones in the South! I would have to say though, my favorite thing about Southern weddings is the size! In the South, it’s totally acceptable and actually encouraged to have a big wedding. I loved planning my recent October wedding and the 500 of my closest friends that were there :)

  11. avatar Charity reply

    I have to choose just one? I would have to say the emotion of Southern weddings. Everything from the flowers to the dresses to the groomsmen all have a significance in Southern weddings and each tie to a memory, tradition, or simply something sweet having to do with the couple. Charming, Elegant & Detailed!

  12. avatar Kristin Nicole reply

    I love the southern charm, and casual feel of southern weddings…you could never get away with it in the north.

  13. avatar Kim reply

    I love the charm and family focus of weddings in the south! Also, nothing beats good ol’ southern home cooking :)

  14. avatar Linden reply

    The House Party! Maybe this is a Texas thing and not all of the South, but here in Texas most brides choose a House Party, which is the group of girls who are friends with the bride and not bridesmaids. It’s so much fun! You get all the perks of being a ‘maid without having to buy a pricey gown. And as a bride, you get more of your close friends who get to share in your special day.
    But my true favorite thing about a southern wedding is the look in the southern gentleman’s eyes when he sees his belle of a bride walking down the aisle. Nothing can compare to those southern boys who are so in love.

  15. avatar Katrina reply

    My favorite thing about weddings in the South is the authenticity of it all. No matter what the couple’s style and theme happen to be, you always get a feeling of warmth and familiarity of the celebration. It’s real, it’s welcoming, it’s a Southern wedding.

  16. avatar Elizabeth reply

    This is a hard one…maybe because I am talking with caterers right now, I’m going to say the food! Cause where else in the world does it seem perfectly fitting to serve fried green tomatos and sweet tea out of mason jars when your dressed in your best?!

  17. avatar Elizabeth reply

    This is a hard one…maybe because I am talking with caterers right now, I’m going to say the food! Cause where else in the world does it seem perfectly fitting to serve fried green tomatoes and sweet tea out of mason jars when your dressed in your best?!

  18. avatar Megan D. reply

    My favorite part about a wedding in the South is tradition. Tradition is a beautiful way to honor history and loved ones. Traditions are often unique and beautiful, and make each wedding so perfect!

  19. avatar Rachel reply

    Southern weddings have so many unique characteristics, and often seemed to be defined by the very region …the region of the people, the region of the wedding, or even the region of the inspiration. As a Charleston girl, I love the elegance of Southern weddings. As a South Carolina girl, nothing beats seersucker suits and boiled peanuts. But, the most unifying (and unique) feature of Southern weddings comes from the hearts of the people. The family and friends of the bride and groom seem to define what makes Southern weddings so ….southern. Yes, its the first dance and the “I do’s” but its more than that. It comes from the sense of family, of togetherness, of belonging, of true hospitatily,and genuine love that define Southern weddings. It’s about Southern families expanding and growing, yes, in the very Southern style and charm that’s expected, but also with love and grace.

  20. avatar Sydney reply

    My favorite thing about a Southern wedding? Not only is the sweet tea and Southern drawls but it is the community that pulls together when planning a wedding. While planning my own Southern wedding, I have felt so much love, support, ideas and refreshing creativity from my good ole’ Southern family and friends.

  21. avatar Jessica reply

    I stil scour ebay from time to time searching for V1 of this great publishment. I would love having a complete collections – some day! :)

    My favorite thing about weddings in the south… they exude a feeling of community ties with great roots.

  22. avatar Jeana reply

    I have loved you country gals from the beginning! I love the honesty I feel from you all and I love that you actually answer readers emails when they have a concern. You guys are the best! Just had to say that!
    But anywooooo! I love southern weddings because of the atmosphere, they NEVER feel stuffy or like a wedding, most of the time it feels like a HUGE family reunion with great food and drinks. I have been and always will be a southern girl! Thanks ya’ll!

  23. avatar JGarcia reply

    I love that in southern weddings, food is one of the highest priorities!

  24. avatar Sally Geer reply

    My favorite part about a southern wedding is that a girl and her mama having been planning the day since she was a little girl. A southern wedding is not just a day full of memories but a lifetime of hopes and dreams coming true.

  25. avatar Katherine reply

    Arnold Palmers during cocktail hour!
    ……..oh and hunting dogs in bowties!

  26. avatar Adrienne reply

    The best thing about weddings int he South are the Mamas. MIne just bought me the wedding dress of my dreams yesterday and will be a steel magnolia for me all the way unitl I say I do.

  27. avatar Anna reply

    Weddings down South are warm and welcoming. They are deeply rooted in family and allow couples to express the traditions each partner wants to carry on from their background. With every marriage in the South, a hint of new tradition is born.

  28. avatar Genevieve reply

    My favorite thing about weddings in the south is that touch of southern grace, elegence, and flair that only a southern wedding can fully embody.

  29. avatar mariana herrera mosli reply

    My favorite thing about weddings in the South: FOOD! Need I say more?! ;)

    P.S. Happy two year print-aversary!! I really, really, have my fingers crossed and praying to win! I didn’t know about Southern Weddings until V2 came around, so I have the last two issues & I am missing V1! Every time I look at my shelf and see that I am missing the very first issue, it breaks my heart a little more!

    All my love!!
    Mariana

  30. avatar Sydney Dawn reply

    My favorite thing about southern weddings are the family traditions that can be so gracefully entwined in a ceremony.

  31. avatar Loren reply

    I love how uniquely planned they are! Most weddings I’ve been to are strictly traditional. My eyes have been opened to a whole new world of spectacular decorations, invites and plenty of DIY things for a homemade junkie like me :)
    I was glued to this long before I was engaged.

  32. avatar Ashton reply

    Being a Tennessee Belle, growing up was all about wedding season. And being a southern girl, I am very indecisive and have too many favorites to name. I love the drama seeing estranged families coming together for the big occasion. It’s like a mini soap opera! Also, I think southern brides are some of the most beautiful women in the world. We were raised by mothers that taught us grace and sophistication can charm the pants off an entire room of boys. So when a southern bride walks down the aisle, she demands (in a sweet way) the attention of everyone around her and she gets it! Your magazine/blog is so me! My mom put your latest edition in my stocking for Christmas and I couldn’t get enough. It’s made me consider changing from being a dentist to becoming a wedding planner. :)

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  34. avatar Mandy reply

    As the first of 5 sisters to get to the altar, I am the classic pioneer woman to say the least. My mother planned her own wedding in 3 months without the help of her mother; so unfortunately, I do not have the much needed maternal guidance as well. However, I must say that she is trying her best to be a helpful MOB.

    What I love the most about SWMag is the consistent, thoughtful, creative, and helpful advice you are sharing with so many brides! From the abundance of gorgeous pictures to the Etiquette lessons with Emily, there are so many ways you are teaching us the in’s and out’s of producing a beautiful and classic southern wedding. I would not know where to begin had I not stumbled upon you site 8 months ago. Since then I am constantly spreading the news about your awesome blog and magazine. Several of my newly engaged friends are addicted to your site now as well! Thanks SWMag for all that you do for us brides!

  35. avatar Shelby reply

    Al Green put it perfectly when he said “all I can say is there’s a sweetness here…a Southern sweetness.” Southern weddings have the ability to combine the sweet, slow-talking nature of southerners with the romance and love that a wedding brings. Every southern bride exudes the happiest air about them and you can’t help but smile when you see the father give the bride away. You can’t stop yourself from imagining the bride and groom growing old together, sippin sweet tea in a rocking chair on their wrap around porch watching their children grow into little debs and gentlemen. There is something so perfect in the air at a southern wedding, the mason jars with flickering lights, the magnolia’s filling the room….a feeling that can’t be matched.

  36. avatar Heather Freeman reply

    I am new to checking out blogs for inspiration for my upcoming May southern wedding. My photographer (Ashley Thompson, Muskogee, OK) (YES, Muskogee, like the song “Okie from Muskogee” by Merle Haggard, if you have never heard it check it out! It makes us “Okies” feel famous!) recommended you when I told her I was in a planning rut! I CANT thank her enough! I could get lost in wedding blogs for hours! Especially yours! When I saw this post I had to share this quote with you that has always made me feel special and definitely reflects the South!
    “A couple days in Oklahoma will open your eyes to how much better it would be if the rest of the country was filled with a few more people from Oklahoma”-Adam Duritz -Counting Crows
    -Even though this just talks about Oklahoma, I think it pertains to all of the Southern States. I’ve been to other Northern states and whats up with people not waving at each other? Even if you dont know them? I just don’t get it! haha! We are about tradition, comfort, family, and combining old & new elements to make people feel like they are at “home”. From the sweet tea at the reception to the BBQ at the rehearsals, Southern girls know how to do it. No matter how many weddings I check out on here or friends weddings that I have attended, these elements shine through. Its kinda like “You can take the girl out of the South, but you can’t take the South out of the girl!” – I mean every bride deserves a gorgeous dress and while a Southern Bride gets the pretty dress, she also pairs it with a set of Cowboy boots!! Just thought I would share these things I love about the South! I don’t know what V1 is, but if its anything like the stuff I get lost in on your site, I am sure it is amazing!!

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